SB 12.3.37
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 37
- pitṛ-bhrātṛ-suhṛj-jñātīn
- hitvā saurata-sauhṛdāḥ
- nanāndṛ-śyāla-saṁvādā
- dīnāḥ straiṇāḥ kalau narāḥ
SYNONYMS
pitṛ — their fathers; bhrātṛ — brothers; suhṛt — well-wishing friends; jñātīn — and immediate relatives; hitvā — giving up; saurata — based on sexual relationships; sauhṛdāḥ — their conception of friendship; nanāndṛ — with their wives' sisters; śyāla — and wives' brothers; saṁvādāḥ — associating regularly; dīnāḥ — wretched; straiṇāḥ — effeminate; kalau — in Kali-yuga; narāḥ — the men.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
In Kali-yuga men will be wretched and controlled by women. They will reject their fathers, brothers, other relatives and friends and will instead associate with the sisters and brothers of their wives. Thus their conception of friendship will be based exclusively on sexual ties.